Improvement in hay-knives



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN. L. RIPLEY, OF FREMONT, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN HAY-KNIVES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No.l 82,641, dated September 29, 1868.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, J orIN L. RIPLEY, of Fremont, in the county of Sandusky, and in the State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hay-Forks; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon.

In the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, A represents a knife or blade, madeof steel, substantially in the shapeshown, the cutting-edges being at an angle withhits shank B and coming together to a point. The

Aedges of the blade A are beveled or ground down to a sharp edge and then 'provided with a series of teeth, a: x, similar to the ordinary sickle-teeth. The shank B is made of any length required and riveted to the blade A in a secure manner. The upper end of the shank B is provided with a loop, through@ which the handle C is inserted. The blade A, being made in the form shown, so as to give a drawing cut when inserted or forced into the hay, and being provided with the teeth .fr requires less power to insert it into and cut the hay than any knife now known or used.

I claim- As a new article of man ufaeture, ahand hayknife composed of the pointed blade A, with serrations a: a.' on its edge, and connected to the handle B C, all as herein shown and described.

In testimony, that l claim' the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 31st day of March, 1868. v

JOHN L. RIPLEY.

Witnesses:

C. EDGEaToN, J. R. HEFFNEE. 

